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To keep the body running efficiently, the average adult should consume between 1,500 and 2,000 calories daily. Eating a classic breakfast of eggs, sausage, buttered toast and juice supplies the body with enough calories for the entire day. That means you won't burn all the calories consumed for lunch, dinner and in between -- and they'll get stored as fat.
Every 3,500 calories stored by the body adds a pound of fat. Instead of a heavy breakfast, consider hard-boiled eggs the night before and eating only the whites, which have a mere 17 calories. Fresh fruit salad, topped with yogurt for protein, is another excellent breakfast option.
Lunch should be the biggest meal of the day. At that point, the body needs to refuel. A large, greens-heavy salad -- minus the cheese and creamy dressing -- is best. Since leafy greens aren't meant to sit sluggishly in the intestinal tract, it's important to give your system plenty of time to digest them before bed.
For dinner, lentil soup and lightly grilled fish are healthy, lean choices. The nourishing dose of protein -- and the lack of greasy fare -- will make it easier to greet the morning.